Explore the Family Name Egeland

The meaning of Egeland

Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farms in southwestern Norway named Eikeland, from Old Norse eiki ‘oak, oak grove’ + land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Erik, Iver, Karsten, Morten, Sig, Thor.

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How common is the last name Egeland in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Egeland held a rank of 29,932 in popularity in 2000 and slid slightly to 30,139 in 2010. This minor decrease corresponds to a change of -0.69. Despite this slight drop in ranking, the number of people with this surname actually increased from 740 in 2000 to 778 in 2010, reflecting a positive change of 5.14. The proportion of Egelands per 100,000 people also saw a slight decrease of -3.7, going from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,932	#30,139	-0.69%
Count	740	778	5.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Egeland

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows no representation of the Asian/Pacific Islander or Black communities within the Egeland surname in either 2000 or 2010. Most Egelands identify as White, with 95.14% in 2000 and 93.96% in 2010, though this percentage decreased by 1.24 over the decade. There are also some who identified as having two or more races, though this figure dropped by 4.44 over the decade. Interestingly, the Hispanic identification saw a significant increase of 222.06, moving from 0.68 in 2000 to 2.19 in 2010. However, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 28.70, from 2.16 in 2000 to 1.54 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.14%	93.96%	-1.24%
Hispanic	0.68%	2.19%	222.06%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.16%	1.54%	-28.7%
Two or More Races	1.35%	1.29%	-4.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%